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Valuable MLB Picks for Wednesday Night

After
hitting a good-sized underdog in the Fightin Phils yesterday, let’s continue
the grind of the 162 game marathon of the MLB Season. Time for some MLB picks.

Joe C. Record26-25 -6.06 UnitsThere’s a
lesson to be learned; don’t mess with Masahiro Tanaka as he won his 30th
consecutive decision and we tailed him. There will be no surprises; I’ll
continue to tail Tanaka until he loses.

Chicago White Sox (10-11) vs. Detroit
Tigers (10-7)Miggy’s BackThe Chicago
White Sox put up a gallant effort in scoring 4 runs in the last 2 innings of
yesterday’s game against the Detroit Tigers, but it wasn’t enough as the great
Cabrera and his squad came away with the “W”, 8-6.

Home runs
have been hard to come by this season for Cabrera, as he hit his 2nd
home run of the season along with 3 runs batted in. We’re not used to seeing
Cabrera hit .235 off of a 3 for 5 game and I expect yesterday’s game to be the
jump start that he needs to get back to his old form.

The Perfect PickupIan Kinsler
had some nice seasons for the Texas Rangers, but the Tigers couldn’t expect him
to get off to such a fast start. After a 2 for 4 game in yesterday’s win,
Kinsler is hitting .319 with 2 home runs and 13 runs batted in. The Tigers lose
power without Prince Fielder, but Kinsler can play the field and if he hits
near .300 or above, the swap will be a good move for Detroit.

Dunn BombsA weak
starting pitching matchup will favor the hitters and one swing of the bat from
Adam Dunn can change the outlook of a game in the blink of an eye.

Dunn is
hitting .250 on the season and if he could hit anywhere near that, the White
Sox would be thrilled as this is a mountain of a man that can provide 40 home
runs and 100 runs batted in.

As
unbelievable as it sounds, Dunn is getting close to the 500 home run plateau.
That said, nobody can forget the disastrous seasons in which he was hitting
well below the Mendoza Line.

Detroit has
the momentum here and excel at Comerica Park while the White Sox are just 4-7
on the road. I refuse to jump the gun
with a run-line. Lay the heavy juice as the Tigers should build off of
yesterday.

MLB Pick: Detroit -188 at 5 Dimes

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New York Yankees (12-8) vs. Boston Red
Sox (9-12)Major DropoffI’ve been
riding the Yankees all season long, but after watching Tanaka take care of the
Red Sox at Fenway Park yesterday, I realized that this simply isn’t the same
Boston team that won the World Series last season. The confidence isn’t there
and you can sense it as you watch their games.

A Smart MoveHe might not
have gotten a home run in his disputed 1st at-bat in his return to
Fenway Park, but it appears that Jacoby Ellsbury signing with the Yankees was a
major blow to the Red Sox organization.

Ellsbury
said that he loved his time with the Red Sox, but New York offered him a
contract with so many years that he couldn’t refuse it. Thus far, Ellsbury has
made good on that contract as he proceeded to hit a triple in his 1st
at-bat in Fenway Park since signing with the Yankees and going 2 for 5 for the
game with a double, a triple, 2 runs, and 2 runs batted in.

Ellsbury
sets the tone for a much improved Yankees lineup which saw Carlos Beltran
continue his hot hitting with a home and 2 runs batted last night and Brian
McCann was 3 for 4 with a double and a run batted in.